Life Story
#9
(December 1949)
Fawcett,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
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in Illustrated Love Story (Cleland, 1950 series) #5 ([1950] ?)
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Strange Delusion
comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lois Linder; Grace Davis; Paul Davis; Bill Carter; Mrs. Carter; Helen; Ralph Brennan; Uncle Ned; Mrs. Linder
- Synopsis
- Lois has prejudices against various types of people: people who wear glasses (“a bunch of shifty, sneaking smart alecs!”), “little men” (“so aggressive and cocky!”) and redheads (bad tempers). She is attracted to Bill, but his red hair makes her suspicious, and she ruins a business deal for him by incorrectly telling her boss that Bill has “a temper like a roaring lion.” Lois is befriended by Helen (wears glasses) and her Uncle Ned (short) and admits she’s a “petty, bigoted, prejudiced fool!” Uncle Ned will finance Bill’s invention and Bill and Lois reconcile.
My Perfect Love
comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bonnie Jordon; Mr. Jordon; Mrs. Jordon; Gene Spender; Jerry Blake; Eddie; Betty Callender; Ruth Blake; Doc Summers
- Synopsis
- Bonnie moves to a new town with her family, and resumes her habit of making promises that she never keeps. She meets new young people but loses their trust when she fails to deliver on her promises. Her new boyfriend Jerry sticks with her until Bonnie neglects his younger sister Ruth, who Bonnie had promised to care for. Ruth is hospitalized as a result and Bonnie stays by her side until she recovers. Jerry decides the repentant Bonnie deserves to be his girlfriend again.
I Dreamed Life Away
comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marion Carter; Glen Howard
- Synopsis
- Marion fantasizes about the future, but never does anything concrete. She opens a shop to sell figurines she has sculpted, but hasn’t finished any. Architect Glen and Marion fall in love, and she agrees to sculpt a model of his design for a contest. However, she procrastinates and Glen misses the deadline. He breaks up with her: “with you, [dreams] are merely substitutes for reality.” Marion finishes the model and sends it to the foundation that had sponsored the contest. The foundation offers Marion a job as sculptor and hires Glenn to design their new building. Glen and Marion reconcile.
The Entombed Heart
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Kay; Dan Winters; Tim Whalen; Bill; Mrs. Winters; Kay's father; Kay's mother
- Synopsis
- Kay lives in a coal town and dislikes it, especially the dirt and pollution. She meets visitor Dan when his car breaks down and is attracted to how handsome and clean he is. They fall in love, but when Kay visits Dan in his hometown, she discovers he’s a “core molder” in a steel factory rather than “an executive—-somebody who didn’t have to dirty his hands!” When a flood threatens her town, Kay rushes home and is impressed by how important coal is to the country. Kay now knows “dirty hands are nothing to be ashamed of when they’re dirtied doing a real job!” She and Dan are reunited.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Strange Delusion
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2.
My Perfect Love
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3.
I Dreamed Life Away
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4.
Exclusive Interview with Guy Madison
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5.
The Entombed Heart
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Terry Jeffress
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
- James Zee
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